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This server class provides methods that allow operating with attachments.

SimpleAttachment()

Instantiates a new empty SimpleAttachment object.

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const attach = new SimpleAttachment();

base64Decode(data)

This method returns an ASCII string decoded from the base64 string specified.

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
data	String	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
String	The decoded string.

Example:

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const attach = new SimpleAttachment();
const result =
  attach.base64Decode('TG9yZW0gaXBzdW0gZG9sb3Igc2l0IGFtZXQ=');
ss.info(result);
// Info: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

base64Encode(data)

This method returns a Base64 string from the string specified.

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
data	String	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
String	The encoded Base64 string.

Example:

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const attach = new SimpleAttachment();
const result =
  attach.base64Encode('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet');
ss.info(result);
// Info: TG9yZW0gaXBzdW0gZG9sb3Igc2l0IGFtZXQ=

copy(sourceTableName, sourceID, targetTableName, targetID)

This method copies attachments from the source record to the target record.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
sourceTableName	String	Y	N
sourceID	String	Y	N
targetTableName	String	Y	N
targetID	String	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
VoidBoolean	This method does not return a valuereturns TRUE if attachments copied successfully; otherwise, it returns FALSE.

Example:

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const attach = new SimpleAttachment();
attach.copy('sys_email', '155964310500000059', 'task', current.sys_id);

deleteAttachment(attachmentID)

This method deletes the specified attachment.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
attachmentID	String	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Void	This method does not return a value.

Example:

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const attach = new SimpleAttachment();
attach.deleteAttachment('157052637119478714');

getAttachmentUrlById(attachmentId)

This method allows to get the URL of the specified attachment at the cloud storage.

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
attachmentId	string	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
String	This method returns the attachment URL in the cloud storage.

Example:

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const attach = new SimpleAttachment();
const attachID ATTACH_ID = '157052637119478714163553718313772587';
const attachmentsimpleAttach = new SimpleRecordSimpleAttachment('sys_attachment');
attachment.get(attachID);
attachment.is_public = '1';
attachment.update();
const publicUrlattachUrl = attachsimpleAttach.getAttachmentUrlById(ATTACH_ID);
ss.info(publicUrl);attachUrl);
// Info: https://s3-{your-instance-url}/public-attachment/5/32/9bnc2pcb3axyfatgtc6lsi7...

getContent(sysAttachment)

This method gets attachment content as a string.

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
sysAttachment	SimpleRecord	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
String	The attachment content as a string.

Example)

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const attach = new SimpleAttachment();
const content = ss.info(attach.getContent('157052637119478714168109939701169218'));
// Info: task active  additional_comments  approval_state ...

readBase64(attachmentId)

This method allows to get a encoded string from the specified attachment. Together with the writeBase64() method, you can use it to copy attachments.

Note
The attachment size is limited up to 10 Mb; otherwise, the method throws an exception: `File size exceeded allowed limit`.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default value
attachmentId	String	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
String	The base64-encoded string.

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const read = new SimpleAttachment();
ss.info(read.readBase64('159050716911764097168025458107121347'));
// Info: 0YLQtdGB0YLQvtCy0YvQuSDQtNC+0LrRg9C80LXQvdGC

rename(attachmentId, fileName)

This method renames the specified attachment.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
attachmentId	String	Y	N
fileName	String	Y	N

Return:

Type	Description
Void	This method does not return a value.

Example:

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const attachconst DOC_ID = ss.getDocIdByIds(current.sys_db_table_id, current.sys_id);
const simpleAttach = new SimpleAttachment();
const attachmentRecordattachRecord = new SimpleRecord('sys_attachment');
attachmentRecordattachRecord.addQuery('record_document_id', ss.getDocIdByIds(current.sys_db_table_id, current.sys_id));
attachmentRecordDOC_ID);
attachRecord.addQuery('mime_content_type', 'application/json');
attachmentRecordattachRecord.selectAttributes('sys_id');
attachmentRecordattachRecord.query();
attachmentRecordattachRecord.next();
attachsimpleAttach.rename(attachmentRecordattachRecord.sys_id, `${current.number}: updated at- ${new SimpleDateTime().getValue()current.subject}.json`);

write(documentId, fileName, content, contentType)

This method inserts the attachment to the record specified.

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
documentId	String	Y	N
filename	String	Y	N
content	String	Y	N
contentType	String	Y	N

Return

Type	Description
String	The attachment's sys ID; in case of error; returns NULL.

Example:

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const attachsimpleAttach = new SimpleAttachment();
const attachID =
   attach simpleAttach.write(
        ss.getDocIdByIds(current.sys_db_table_id, current.sys_id),
        'readme.json',
        JSON.stringify(current.getAttributes(), null, '\t'),
        'application/json'
    );

writeBase64(documentId, fileName, base64,

contentType

mimeContentType)

This method inserts the attachment to the record specified using Base64 encoding. Together with the readBase64() method, you can use it to copy attachments.

Name	Type	Mandatory	Default Value
documentID	String	Y	N
fileName	String	Y	N
base64	String	Y	N
contentTypemimeContentType	String	Y	N

Return

Type	Description
String or NULL	The attachment's sys ID; in case of error; returns NULL.

Example:

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const writeCURRENT_USER_DOC_ID = new SimpleAttachment()ss.getDocIdByIds(ss.getUser().sys_db_table_id, ss.getUserID());
const base64simpleAttach = new request.executeSimpleAttachment().getBody();
const base64Value = 'R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP// base64 string/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=';
const attachId =
  attachsimpleAttach.writeBase64(
    ss.getDocIdByIds('157045360815629732', '155964310500006867'),CURRENT_USER_DOC_ID,
    'watch.xlsx	'file_example.gif',
     base64 base64Value,
    'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheetimage/gif'
  );
ss.info(attachId);
//Info: 162245472311776172

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SimpleAttachment()

base64Decode(data)

base64Encode(data)

copy(sourceTableName, sourceID, targetTableName, targetID)

deleteAttachment(attachmentID)

getAttachmentUrlById(attachmentId)

getContent(sysAttachment)

readBase64(attachmentId)

rename(attachmentId, fileName)

write(documentId, fileName, content, contentType)

writeBase64(documentId, fileName, base64,

mimeContentType)